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Chemistry senior earns graduate research fellowship from National Science Foundation

Claire Hefner ’22, a chemistry major at The College of Wooster, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) five-year fellowship that includes three years […]

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Wooster students claim prizes at National Experimental Biology Meeting

A group of eight Wooster students accompanied Dr. Mark Snider, Robert E. Wilson Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, to Philadelphia last […]

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Wooster mourns passing of Daniel Calhoun, emeritus professor of history

Daniel Fairchild Calhoun, a history professor at The College of Wooster for 38 years who died at 92 on May 7, 2022, will be […]

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Oscar-nominated musician DIXSON to deliver keynote address at Wooster’s 2022 Commencement Ceremony

Oscar-nominated musician Darius Scott Dixson ’13, known as “DIXSON” professionally, will serve as the keynote speaker for the Class of 2022 Commencement ceremony, held Monday, […]

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Wooster makes The Princeton Review’s 2022 “Best Value College” list

The College of Wooster has again been named a Best Value College by The Princeton Review, an honor that reflects Wooster’s strong return on […]

Senior Research Symposium 2022

Wooster’s Senior Research Symposium returns in person for Class of 2022

The College of Wooster welcomed back its annual in-person Senior Research Symposium on Friday, April 29, as students from the College presented their Independent […]

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Professor Baird publishes investigation into body awareness of undergraduate dancers

Emily Baird, visiting assistant professor of theatre and dance at The College of Wooster, published an article this spring in the Journal of Dance […]

Makiba J. Foster

Wooster names Makiba J. Foster College Librarian to begin July 15

Makiba J. Foster, who has attracted national recognition for leading digital projects that curate the Black experience, such as Documenting Ferguson, and, most recently, […]

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Denise Bostdorff featured on BBC’s The Forum for expertise on Truman Doctrine

Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication studies at The College of Wooster, served as a featured guest on The Forum, the flagship discussion program of […]

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Wooster mourns passing of emeritus professor of English, David Moldstad

David Moldstad, emeritus professor of English at The College of Wooster, passed away on March 31, 2022, in Wooster, Ohio, at 98 years old. […]

Alumni Weekend 2022

Five alumni to be honored at Alumni Weekend celebration

The College of Wooster will recognize multiple alumni with awards at this year’s celebration of Alumni Weekend: Under the Big Top, set for June […]

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Dr. Wayne Webster named interim president of Wooster for the 2022-2023 academic year

WOOSTER, OH (Mar. 29)—Wayne Webster, Ed.D., vice president for advancement, will serve as interim president of The College of Wooster starting July 1, 2022, […]

History alumnus to present lecture on Chinese commander General Tso

College of Wooster Alumnus and Professor of History Kenneth Swope ’92 will present a lecture on General Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), a famous Qing dynasty […]

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Sociology course engaging incarcerated students via robots featured

Anne Nurse, professor of sociology and anthropology at The College of Wooster found a new way to engage with incarcerated students at a local […]

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Pamela Pierce publishes The Hamster Diaries, a light-hearted look at teaching during a pandemic

Pamela Pierce, Professor of Mathematics at The College of Wooster, welcomed not just one, but two housemates when the start of the COVID pandemic […]

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Wooster’s Dean of Students speaks with TODAY Show about supporting college students’ mental health

College of Wooster Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs Myrna Hernández discussed Wooster’s early alert systems for mental health awareness and […]

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Jewish student organization to host program house at Wooster

Hillel, a Jewish student organization at The College of Wooster, will host a new program house for the upcoming academic year. The formation of […]

Students participate in B-wiser Science Camp in 2019.

B-WISER Summer Science Camp runs June 12-17

The Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering, and Research (B-WISER), an educational partnership of The College of Wooster and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, will […]

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Dewald Student Recognition Celebration honors students’ academic accomplishments

On Thursday night (March 3), students gathered in Gault Recital Hall in Scheide Music Center for the annual Dewald Student Recognition celebration to receive […]

Lehman works with Justine Walker ’18 and Avi Vajpeyi with the “bead pile” experiment in 2015.

Physics article collaboration between faculty and students addresses practical applications of bead pile experiment

Susan Lehman, Victor J. Andrew Professor of Physics at The College of Wooster, recently published an article in Granular Matter, a peer-reviewed journal in […]